Portuguese Exploration
These two Italian cities controlled trade in the Mediterranean Sea
What are Genoa and Venice?
This French general reversed years of losses and pushed England out of Orleans and Reims before being captured and executed
Who is Joan of Arc?
This Italian Explorer was the first sailor to reach the New World on behalf of Spain
Christopher Columbus
This modern country is the place where Columbus first landed in the New World
What are the Bahamas?
This is Mr. Wilson's baby's name.
What is Edmund?
This English King murdered his two nephews in the Tower of London so that he could claim the throne
Who is Richard III?
These were the monarchs of Spain who funded Columbus' journey to the New World
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
Most of the small trading countries Vasco da Gama met on the east coast of Africa followed this religion.
What is Islam?
What is the Cape of Good Hope?
This type of ship allowed the Portuguese and Spanish to sail out of the Mediterranean into the open ocean
What is a Caravel?
This English king "won" the War of the Roses by defeating Richard III and uniting the Houses of Lancaster and York in marriage
Who is Henry VII (Henry Tudor)?
Columbus made this many journeys to the New World
What is 4?
This native people was reputed to be cannibals by other natives in the region, and lends its name to the body of water surrounding the islands Columbus discovered
What are the Caribs?
This is the name of Vasco Nunez de Balboa's dog
Leoncico
This Portuguese royal spearheaded their attempts to explore the African coast and reach India
Who is Henry the Navigator?
King Henry V won this battle for England despite being outnumbered by the French
What is the Battle of Agincourt?
The Greek Philosopher who measured the circumference of the earth 1700 years before Columbus
Who is Eratosthenes?
This is the first native people met by Columbus, who were mostly wiped out within ten years by disease and overwork.
Who are the Tainos?
This is the first Spaniard to see the Pacific Ocean
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
This was the first city that Vasco da Gama reached in India
What is Calicut?
The English won this battle because of their longbows, even though they had fewer heavy cavalry than the French
What is the Battle of Crecy?
What is Cuba?
Haiti and the Dominican Republic are two modern nations sitting on this island named by Columbus
What is Hispaniola?
This Portuguese explorer was the first to reach the south coast of Africa, which he called the Cape of Storms
Who is Bartolomeu Dias?